Trump names Nigeria’s Bayo Ogunlesi as member of his economic advisory forum

US president-elect Donald Trump

Nigerian-born  Adebayo Ogunlesi, who is the chairman of Global Infrastructure Partners, a private equity firm and one of Fortune 500 companies, has been named a member of an economic advisory forum  to US president-elect Donald Trump.

FG Bans The Importation of Cars Through Land Borders

Importation of vehicles into Nigeria through the land Borders have been banned by the Federal Government. The prohibition order covers all new and used vehicles.

FG to generate 7000mw soon

Laolu Akande, the Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, on Sunday gave the assurance that the Federal Government would soon generate 7000 megawatts (MW) of power.

Oshoala, Oparanozie make All-Star team

Asisat Oshoala

Asisat Oshoala is one of five Super Falcons players  named in the  CAF All-Star team at  the Cameroon 2016 African Women’s Cup of Nations.

Ex Banker, Ademola Bags Twelve Years In Jail

Justice Joyce Abudmalik of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ibadan Oyo State, Thursday, 6th October convicted one Ademola Oni, a former banker with the Wema Bank, and sentenced him to twelve years imprisonment for conspiracy and money laundering.

Nigeria-Moroccan Venture To Produce 1m Tons of Fertilizer From Next Year

King of Morocco and President Buhari

Garba Shehu, Abuja: An agreement between the governments of Nigeria and Morocco, anchored by Fertilizer Producers and Suppliers of Nigeria, FEPSAN and a Moroccan company, OCP will yield one million tons of fertilizer through local production for next farming season. This will be a short term solution that will, by a signed agreement also force the price of fertilizer from N8,000 to a low of about N5,000.

Court orders unconditional release of detained Shiite leader, El-Zakzaky, Wife

El-Zakzaky

THE Federal High  Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday, ordered the unconditional release of detained leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), otherwise known as the Shiite sect, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife, Malami Zeenat, within 45 days.